Gems of our history that are worth recording

There is history all around us – and now we are being asked to add to a national record of buildings, parks and items that are worth knowing about.

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Unveiling of Shrewsbury School’s memorial, 1948

Historic England is appealing for hidden histories to be shared and for overlooked places to be celebrated as part of its Missing Pieces Project.

The heritage body is calling for people to upload to its website photos or stories about any of the more than 400,000 places on the National Heritage List for England.

Submissions by users, intended to give people a fuller picture of historic locations, will be added to the list entry for the place that is being celebrated.

List entries have three tabs – an overview, an official list entry, and a third tab for comments and photos.

Emptying the postbox on The Square, Shrewsbury, 1948
Emptying the postbox on The Square, Shrewsbury, 1948